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'''Wilson Lloyd Davis''' (August 5, 1917 – December 18, 2003) was an American engineer and politician.
Wilson Davis, born on August 5, 1917, in [[Goodrich, North Dakota]], was the youngest of three sons born to James Ellsworth and Helen Wilson Davis. His eldest brother [[John E. Davis (North Dakota politician)|John]] served as [[Governor of North Dakota]] from 1957 to 1961.<ref name="iaga">{{cite news |title=Senator Wilson Lloyd Davis |url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?personID=314&ga=63 |access-date=April 28, 2024 |agency=Iowa General Assembly}}</ref><ref name="btribobit">{{cite news |title=Wilson Davis |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bismarcktribune/name/wilson-davis-obituary?id=51226942 |access-date=April 28, 2024 |work=Bismarck Tribune |date=December 18, 2003}}</ref>
Wilson Davis played football, hockey, and tennis at Bismarck Senior High School. After graduating from high school, Davis earned a dual degree in mechanical engineering and business at the [[University of Minnesota]]. He subsquently worked for [[Honeywell]], and during [[World War II]], was a civilian engineering adviser to the [[United States Navy]] and [[United States Army Air Forces|Army Air Forces]].<ref name="iaga"/><ref name="btribobit"/>
Davis met and married [[Minneapolis]] native Enid Dygert during his time in Minnesota. The couple moved to [[Keokuk, Iowa]], in 1948. He acquired the Seither & Cherry Company, and expanded it into an electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contractor active in several states. Additionally, Davis founded the eponymous Davis Development Corporation and owned a ranch in [[Sheridan County, North Dakota]].<ref name="iaga"/><ref name="btribobit"/>
Throughout his political career, Davis was affiliated with the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. He won a 1969 special election to represent the [[Iowa Senate, District 1|1st district]] of the [[Iowa Senate]], taking office on September 9, 1969. Prior to the [[1970 Iowa Senate election]], Davis was redistricted from the first district to the [[Iowa Senate, District 50|50th district]]. Davis completed his term in office on January 7, 1973.<ref name="iaga"/>
After retiring in the 1980s, Davis split his time between Keokuk, Iowa, and [[Naples, Florida]]. He died in Keokuk on December 18, 2003, of [[Alzheimer's disease]] complications.<ref name="iaga"/><ref name="btribobit"/>
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'''Wilson Lloyd Davis''' (August 5, 1917 – December 18, 2003) was an American engineer and politician.
Wilson Davis, born on August 5, 1917, in [[Goodrich, North Dakota]], was the youngest of three sons born to James Ellsworth and Helen Wilson Davis. His eldest brother [[John E. Davis (North Dakota politician)|John]] served as [[Governor of North Dakota]] from 1957 to 1961.<ref name="iaga">{{cite news |title=Senator Wilson Lloyd Davis |url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?personID=314&ga=63 |access-date=April 28, 2024 |agency=Iowa General Assembly}}</ref><ref name="btribobit">{{cite news |title=Wilson Davis |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bismarcktribune/name/wilson-davis-obituary?id=51226942 |access-date=April 28, 2024 |work=Bismarck Tribune |date=December 18, 2003}}</ref>
Wilson Davis played football, hockey, and tennis at Bismarck Senior High School. After graduating from high school, Davis earned a dual degree in mechanical engineering and business at the [[University of Minnesota]]. He subsquently worked for [[Honeywell]], and during [[World War II]], was a civilian engineering adviser to the [[United States Navy]] and [[United States Army Air Forces|Army Air Forces]].<ref name="iaga"/><ref name="btribobit"/>
Davis met and married [[Minneapolis]] native Enid Dygert during his time in Minnesota. The couple moved to [[Keokuk, Iowa]], in 1948. He acquired the Seither & Cherry Company, and expanded it into an electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contractor active in several states. Additionally, Davis founded the eponymous Davis Development Corporation and owned a ranch in [[Sheridan County, North Dakota]].<ref name="iaga"/><ref name="btribobit"/>
Throughout his political career, Davis was affiliated with the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. He won a 1969 special election to represent the [[Iowa Senate, District 1|1st district]] of the [[Iowa Senate]], taking office on September 9, 1969. Prior to the [[1970 Iowa Senate election]], Davis was redistricted from the first district to the [[Iowa Senate, District 50|50th district]]. Davis completed his term in office on January 7, 1973.<ref name="iaga"/>
After retiring in the 1980s, Davis split his time between Keokuk, Iowa, and [[Naples, Florida]]. He died in Keokuk on December 18, 2003, of [[Alzheimer's disease]] complications.<ref name="iaga"/><ref name="btribobit"/>
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